5.12.08

I have to say that I am really enjoying getting to create stuff for Stitch n' Kitsch. Cute and crafty is basically what I think of when I think of SnK, and that works really well for the way my head works. Up top there is a post card I created for them to promote their spring sale at their upcoming winter sale (which is December 13, by the way).----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------I just can't believe this one. Who decided that creating that was a good idea? Really? Or, once they created it, how did they not realize it looked like it was burning and decide that selling it might not be the best idea?----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------When I first spotted this poster the other day, I thought it was pretty great. Then I flipped over to the comments and read how it was created: "Each poster background was masked and spraypainted by hand using 2 metallic colors. The trees were drawn and the rest of the layers were created using spray paint and masking techniques that were scanned into the computer to print the vellums. The only thing that wasn't made by hand was the type."

That's pretty impressive if you ask me. I mean, I create digital files that get printed digitally. I'm already impressed by people who screen print all of their posters. But then this? Seriously Impressive.----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Apparently United Visual Artists created a video for Battles' Tonto. I actually own the single for this song, and the cover art is taken from this video, but it never occurred to me that this was where the art came from. "The video consists of our documentation of the band’s marathon 11 hour performance". Impressive. (Apparently I'm impressed this morning...)----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Loving this cutting board, but, like many things I've liked from House, expensive. Makes me want a woodshop so's I could create my own.----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------A great little explosion of colour. Don't know if this is staged, or for real, but it's pretty great regardless.----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Finally got some of my newer posters up on gigposters, with two more waiting to be approved. Feeling pretty good about some of this stuff lately, so I keep wanting to share.

3.12.08

Charley Harper at Old Navy? A shopping trip this weekend yielded that surprise. You can bet I was excited to see him out in public more, even if it is at Old Navy. The printing on the t-shirts isn't very good, and all of the books and whatnot are cheaper on Amazon (what isn't?), but you have to assume that a lot more kids could end up learning their abc's from Charley's beautiful art now. We actually didn't buy any of it, due to the aforementioned better prices on Amazon, but still... What I did buy was this pretty great pair of pj pants.--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Google is hosting the Life magazine photo archives, which is a pretty crazily large collection of some amazing photography (article about it). I haven't gotten a chance to look too much into it, but photos keep showing up in other places, like this great picture of the first enclosed shopping mall on Shorpy.--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Did you know that the distinctive Coke bottle shape was designed by a Canadian? Neither did I. Okay, so technically he was an American living in Toronto, but you know, close. Anyway, box vox posted the original patent application for the bottle shape, which is kind of neat to see.--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Some movies I'm looking forward to/hoping to get to see at some point:The Brothers Bloom (Brick director Rian Johnson's new one)Dear Zachary (I feel like I would likely cry through a good chunk of)Beautiful Losers (I've mentioned this before, but I really want to see it!--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------I've got more stuff sitting in tabs I've been meaning to mention, but it's time for work!

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I am a small scale screenprinter, a graphic designer, a bookeeper, and a few other things. I work for my local independent cinema (the Princess), my favourite bar & club (the Starlight & the Jane Bond), myself (brfc.etsy.com) and whomever else will hire me (freelance design).
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